"WEST BANK"

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

During an emergency meeting on Friday (30 Mar) evening, Tayé-Brook Zerihoun, the deputy UN political affairs chief, told the Security Council that around 30,000 people participated in and around the march at various locations in Gaza. Soon after the demonstrations started, the situation turned deadly in several spots. UNIFEED

Security Council members condemn killing of Palestinian civilians in clashes at Israel-Gaza border after peaceful protest turned violent at 8129th meeting.

Settlement expansion, Jerusalem embassy decision eroding prospects for peace in Middle East, Special Coordinator tells Security Council at 8124th meeting.

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nikolay Mladenov said the “terrorist attack” against the convoy of Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah in Gaza “was a serious attempt to derail the Cairo process and its perpetrators must be brought to justice.” UNIFEED

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Palestinian president presents plan to relaunch peace talks with Israel, says new multilateral mechanism should guide process, in briefing to Security Council at 8183rd meeting.

A team from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) paid a three-day visit to Tonga, a small, but strategic town, that is currently under the control of opposition groups. UNMISS

The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General today said that though he would like to see “a Palestinian state and an Israeli state, both with capital in Jerusalem,” we must face today’s difficulties. UNIFEED

The chief of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) assessed potential sites for a new peacekeeping base in remote western bank of the Nile. UNMISS